The Axis of Perdition is an English

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, England. They are signed to Code666 Records. The band rose from the ashes of Minethorn and consisted of Tetsuo Unit BRJ (a.k.a. Brooke Johnson, vocals, guitars, bass and programming) and Test Subject MGB (a.k.a. Michael Blenkarn, guitars, keyboards and programming).Rivadavia, Eduardo " Axis of Perdition Biography, ''

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Music

The Axis of Perdition's output comprises

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experimentation with

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and dark ambient textures. The Axis of Perdition's debut album stated that "Axis of Perdition plays something there isn't words for yet (exclusively)". Their sound is primarily based on distorted guitars with

vocals, programmed drums, and discordant sound effects including screams and static. The

aspects of the music are digitally distorted, interspersed with atmospheric soundscapes formed by synthesizers and field recordings. The Axis of Perdition's tracks tend to feature shifting free-form arrangements that lack a typical verse-chorus structure and tend toward lengthiness (one such track, from ''Deleted Scenes from the Transition Hospital'', is over twelve minutes long). Tapping inspiration from H. P. Lovecraft,

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'' games (their EP ''Physical Illucinations in the Sewer of Xuchilbara'' is named for the dark deity of the games) as well themes of urban decay and mental illness, The Axis of Perdition are often compared to groups like

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aesthetics. In 2013, the group separated due to a mutual agreement between Blenkarn and Johnson, but reunited in 2019 under the name An Axis of Perdition.

Line-up

* Brooke Johnson – Vocals, Jazz Guitar, Ambience. (also member of the bands Mine(thorn), Halo of the Sun, Pulsefear, Hesper Payne, Nord, Irradiant and Monument) *

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– Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Keyboard & Piano, Programming, Ambience. (also member of the bands Wodensthrone and Phaleg) *

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– Bass Guitar. (also member of the band Mine(thorn) and Hesper Payne) *

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– Live Drums & Percussion. (Also a member of

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Discography

* '' Corridors'' (Split with Pulsefear, 2002) * ''The Ichneumon Method (And Less Welcome Techniques)'' (album, 2003) * ''Physical Illucinations in the Sewer of Xuchilbara (The Red God)'' (EP, 2004) * ''Deleted Scenes from the Transition Hospital'' (album, 2005) * ''Urfe'' (album, 2008) * ''Tenements (of the Anointed Flesh)'' (album, 2011)

References

External links

Official site of The Axis
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